Quotes by Cicero
3 quotes by Cicero (died 43 BC), taken from 2 works. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Works quoted: On Friendship and On Old Age.
On Friendship
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“Friendship may be thus defined: a complete accord on all subjects human and divine, joined with mutual goodwill and affection.”
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“You might just as well take the sun out of the sky as friendship from life; for the immortal gods have given us nothing better or more delightful.”
On Old Age
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“The great affairs of life are not performed by physical strength, or activity, or nimbleness of body, but by deliberation, character, expression of opinion. Of these old age is not only not deprived, but, as a rule, has them in a greater degree.”